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Monthly Archive for: "April, 2016"

For the final week of trading in April, the world markets hit a little bit of a rough patch. Oil however continued to rise.

The FTSE closed at 6241.9 for the week, to be down 1.09% but was up 1.6% for the month. The Dax ended the week down 3.2% with a close of 10039, but was up 2.5% for the month of April. The CAC closed the week at 4429 to be down 3.1%, but was up 2.5% for the month not withstanding.

The Dow closed at 17774 for the week, giving it a loss of 1.3% for the week and […] Read more

Another mixed week for the markets over this last week, with Europe and Nikkei falling. Oil dropped some more, now below $40 a barrel again, because of fears of over-supply. This was the last week of the quarter as well.

The FTSE closed at 6146.1 to be up 0.65% for the week, but down 2.2% for the first quarter. The Dax was down 0.58% on the week and by a whopping 8.3% for the quarter, with the close of 9794.6. The CAC closed the week at 4322.2 to be down slightly 0.17%, but falling big on the quarter to the tune […] Read more